Online Communities

Question 1

Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Gaming Communities.

Answer 1

Advantages :
+ Make new friends and find old ones.
+ Users can build their team-building skills
+ Improve learning with educational games.

Disadvantages :

• Reduces physical activity
• Increases online threats like : cyberbullying, identity theft.
• Reduces face-to-face social interaction, which reduces social skills

Question 2

What are Wikis

Answer 2

This is an online website or a database that is developed by a number of collaborating members who can add and edit content on the webpage.

Question 3

What are Forums

Answer 3

An online website where users can post information and comments and reply to other user’s comments.

Question 4

What are Video and photo sharing sites

Answer 4

Websites that allow users to share videos and photos with each other.

Question 5

What is a Blog and Vlog

Answer 5

A Blog is an online website or webpage that is UPDATED REGULARLY, often written like a diary or a series of articles.

A Vlog is a blog that is made in the form of a video.

Question 6

What are social bookmarking sites

Answer 6

These are online communities that allow users to categorize web documents and URLs using tags and share them with other people so they can access them.

Question 7

What is another name for Forums

Answer 7

Bulletin boards or Message boards

Question 8

What are examples of Forums

Answer 8

Google groups, Yahoo, Quora, Stack Overflow, Student Room.

Question 9

What is the functions of forums

Answer 9

Forums provide users with an online space for structured discussions. The topics in forums are arranged into threads.

Question 10

What are the safety features in a forum

Answer 10

1. Ignore or block members
2. Word or URL censoring
3. Rules and responsible or acceptable use policies.
4. Report or flag Members

Question 11

What are user generated reference Sites

Answer 11

These are information sites that are created and maintained by members of a community

Question 12

What are user generated content sites

Answer 12

These are the content available online that has been made by users of a particular site or service.

Question 13

What is the function of social networking sites

Answer 13

These allow members with shared interests and relationships to connect with each other.

Question 14

What is the function of online gaming communities

Answer 14

To allow players to play online multi-player games with each other.

Question 15

What is the function of online workspaces

Answer 15

These allow users to get together and work together collaboratively for the purpose of work.

Question 16

What is the function VLEs

Answer 16

These allow teachers and students to access learning and assessment material

Question 17

What is the function of Wikis

Answer 17

These allow users to collaboratively work together to build and edit webpages.

Question 18

What is the function of video and photo sharing sites

Answer 18

These allow members of a community to share videos and photos with each other so that everyone in the community are able to access them.

Question 19

What is the function of blog and vlog communities

Answer 19

These allow members of a community to create and edit online diaries of events and articles. They are often similar to wikis, but contain more integration with social networking sites.

Question 20

What is the function of social bookmarking sites

Answer 20

These allow members to categorize and share web documents and URLs together.

Question 21

Examples of Vlog and Blog Communities

Answer 21

1. Word Press
2. Tumblr
3. You Tube
4. Weibo

Question 22

Examples of Social Bookmarking sites

Answer 22

1. Pinterest
2. Pocket
3. Digg
4. Reddit
5. Stumble Upon

Question 23

Features of Social Networking Sites

Answer 23

1. Profiles
2. Friend, Follow, connect
3. Stream, wall or timeline
4. Post or status updates
5. Groups, list or circles
6. Tags
7. User Suggestions
8. Reactions, likes, upvotes or downvotes
9. Comments
10. 3rd Party Integration
11. Add content to posts
12. Private or direct messaging
13. Notifications

Question 24

Features of Online Gaming Communities

Answer 24

1. User Accounts
2. Links to social media
3. Experience points to allow members to challenge other members based on their level of experience.
4. Notifications to allow members to find out what is going on in the game.
5. Forums or discussion boards to allow players to discuss game tactics.
6. Information showing users how to complete games.
7. Status Indicators to indicate when other users are online

Question 25

Features of Online Workspaces

Answer 25

1. Cloud storage, allowing members to store data online, making it easily accessible from any device. 2. Ability to add comments onto documents 3. Can edit one document by many people at the same time, increasing collaboration. 4. Messaging systems like : chat rooms to allow users to easily discuss topics easily with each other. 5. Shared calendars so that everyone can see each other's appointments. 6. Shared contact lists, to allow members to see each other's contact information. 7. Tools to allow members to book resources like : ICT equipment or transport. 8. Tools for having virtual meetings and ability to: - Give and watch presentations - Speak to each other using a VoIP - Use Video Conferencing tools

Question 26

Features of VLEs

Answer 26

1. Students can access automatically graded Quizzes and Questionnaires that have instant feedback given. 2. Access to notice boards 3. Students can easily communicate with other teachers and students using, forums, wikis, chat rooms and etc. 4. Students can easily share videos, photos or audio files with each other. 5. Wall or stream similar to that of a social networking site and contains posts from teachers and students in the community. 6. Document editors 7. Access statistics 8. Gradebooks 9. Log-in systems 10. Tools for submitting assignments

Question 27

What are the features of Wikis

Answer 27

1. Member accounts that users can use to track other user's edits. 2. And edit button to take the user to a text editor in order to edit the webpage. 3. Search tools 4. Structured language to allow members to add links to the content or format the webpage

Question 28

Features of forums

Answer 28

1. Groups, with members in one group have different levels of access to members of another group. 2. Moderators, who have the right to mute or block member's access to the forum. 3. Administrators who have the same privileges' as moderators but have additional privileges like being able to demote or assign moderators. 4. Threads, which are topics of discussion arranged according to topic or date. 5. Posts, which are messages that are uploaded by members, including : photos, videos or audio. 6. Private messaging systems allowing members to privately communicate with each other and also used by moderators and administrators. 7. Ratings to allow users to show how genuine posts are.

Question 29

Features of video & photo sharing sites

Answer 29

1. Tags to categorize content 2. Comments 3. Content management systems, allowing members to upload videos and photos. 4. Ratings allowing members to rate other people's posts. 5. 3rd party integration from social networking sites, allowing members to share or add reactions to other member's posts. 6. User accounts

Question 30

Features of Blogs and Vlogs

Answer 30

1. Tags 2. Comments 3. Ratings 4. Text editors 5. 3rd Party integration from social networking sites. 6. User accounts 7. Upload tools

Question 31

Features of social bookmarking sites

Answer 31

1. Tags 2. Comments 3. 3rd Party Integration from social networking sites. 4. User accounts.

Question 32

How to stay safe online from disclosure of personal information

Answer 32

1. Think carefully of what information users publish online 2. Update privacy settings 3. Report anyone who seems to misrepresent themselves online. 4. Do not share any geo-tagged photos